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As Above So Below
The flood of a lifetime hits Texas - and there's another FIFTY inches of rain to come: Dramatic scenes across the state as Hurricane Harvey stalls over the state and dumps record-setting precipitation
- Two people have been reported dead in Houston and another three are feared dead in Aransas County
- The Category 4 hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm but the fresh concern is flooding
- In Houston, residents are climbing to their attics to escape rising flood waters in the floors below
- Emergency services completed more than 1,000 rescues across the state overnight on Saturday
- Galveston County estimates that up to 1,200 officials were rescued from their region on Sunday
- One woman's body was seen floating down the street and entire coastal communities have been wiped out
- The National Weather Service predicts another 50 inches of rain will fall and tornado warnings are in place
- FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said it would take several years to recover from Harvey
- Donald Trump celebrated the response from emergency services who have so far rescued thousands
- He vowed to visit the state once it was safe and said the 'good news is there is talent on the ground'
- Local authorities say the catastrophe is only now unfolding and others warn the agony has 'just begun'